Thula Chisamba, Author at Malawi 24

Give solutions to Mutharika or shut up, Kyungu tells CSOs

Jan 18, 2017 397

Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country to stop attacking President Peter Mutharika’s government and start providing solutions. Kyungu said in an interview that Malawi can never develop… ...

Wandale mobilising youth to form party

Jan 14, 2017 93

Leader of People’s Land Organisation Vincent Wandale is mobilising youths from the age of 16 to join him as he contemplates forming a transformative party. Through a post on his Facebook account, Wandale stressed that… ...

24 year old breaks record as Malawi’s second female pilot

Jan 13, 2017 200

Malawians have been made proud by 24 year-old Lusekero Mwenifumbo who has graduated as a pilot. According to authorities from Malawi Airlines, Lusekero completed her aviation training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She joins Captain Yolanda… ...

Mzuni to reopen soon: authorities meeting next week

Jan 13, 2017 17

Information Malawi24 has gathered shows that Mzuzu University (Mzuni) is going to be reopened very shortly as authorities are set to meet next week to discuss the issue. A highly placed source has told this… ...

Vendor challenging constitutionality of vagabond law

Jan 09, 2017 11

The Blantyre High Court will on Tuesday deliver judgment in a case in which a vendor is challenging constitutionality of the vagabond law. The vendor, Mayeso Gwanda, was arrested in March 2015 and charged with… ...

Unemployment becomes a disease in Malawi: Graduates scrambling for non-graduate jobs

Jan 09, 2017 87

Usually, in Malawi, the celebration of graduating from a university is short-lived or is mixed with anxiety of whether finding a job will be an easy task for a graduate. Most bright graduates are seen… ...

Mzuni students invite God to intervene in varsity closure

Jan 09, 2017 16

Faith clubs from Mzuzu University (Mzuni) are conducting prayers for God to intervene in the closure of the institution. According to a student at the college, members of SCOM and other different dominations have been… ...

Homeless people seeking refuge in Mzuzu bus depot

Jan 08, 2017 14

Malawi24 has established that 12 Malawians who are homeless are seeking refuge in Mzuzu bus depot. The people whose ages range from 20 to about 35 have nowhere to stay and have confided in our… ...

With DPP, Malawi will become a heaven – Jappie Mhango

Jan 07, 2017 454

Malawi’s rogue minister of transport and public works Jappie Mhango has assured the citizenry that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is planning to turn the country into a paradise. Mhango made the remarks recently… ...

Malawi24 Exclusive: Fishy money in lake districts keeping children out of school

Jan 05, 2017 3

As Malawi is intensifying efforts to have an educated citizenry, it has been established by Malawi24 that for people in the districts along the lakes of Malawi, the challenge of attaining an education is huge.… ...

Mzimba 20 year old fears arrest for operating own radio station

Jan 04, 2017 138

A 20 year old young man is operating his own radio station in Mzimba district but he fears being arrested as geniuses like him are still not being cherished in Malawi. The man’s radio has… ...

Mzuzu artists feel sidelined: DJs do not play our songs

Jan 02, 2017 155

Artists from the Northern Region have expressed dismay over the attitude of some radio DJs and TV presenters who do not play their songs. The musicians claim that despite producing good songs, artists from the… ...

Malawians in Mzuzu brand 2016 a year of miseries

Jan 01, 2017 17

Malawians living in the city of Mzuzu have described 2016 as a year that exposed them to more casualties and miseries, saying there has been more mourning than celebrations. Speaking in random interviews, the residents… ...

Grouping vows to revive AFORD

Dec 31, 2016 27

A grouping under the umbrella body of 'friends of AFORD' has insisted that Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) will be revived and will forever live. Speaking in an interview, chairman for the grouping in Rumphi Amos… ...

Bingu stadium is a waste of resources, says analyst

Dec 29, 2016 261

One of the country’s political commentators, Humphreys Mvula, has lamented the Malawi government’s lack of proper planning in spending loans. Mvula said government often spends the money on things that will not help ease the… ...